Kimberly Curseen MD
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I am a geriatrician and outpatient palliative care provider. I am grateful for the privilege of taking care of patients.
Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns
Researchers from Brown University’s School of Public Health found that gun owners may be able to minimize children’s exposure to lead, an environmental toxin, by safely storing their ...
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20th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Prague, Czechia | 14–16 May 2026 Wisepress will be attending EAPC 2026 in Prague — visit us at Booth No. 6. #EAPC2026 #PalliativeCare #Wisepress
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AAHPM is accepting proposals for new Position Statements, which are developed through a transparent, evidence-based process. New ideas may be submitted by completing the online proposal form. Proposal...
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Closing the Palliative Care Workforce Gap through State Lawmaking: A Survey of Legislation 2010-2023
The field of palliative care faces a critical workforce shortage that jeopardizes its capacity to deliver quality care to patients with serious illness. While there have been efforts to address these ...
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To Grow The Mental Health Workforce, Streamline Licensure And Make Licenses Portable | Health Affairs Forefront
With a growing demand for mental health and substance use disorder services, states should think creatively about policies to extend and grow the workforce.
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A pharmacist-led rapid methadone titration protocol (“RAMP-UP”) increased the proportion of hospitalizations that reached a minimally therapeutic dose of methadone (≥60 mg) before discharge. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #pharmacy #methadone # SUD
RAMP-UP: Pharmacist-Led Methadone Titration for Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Use Disorder - Emily R. Casey, Tanya Uritsky, Liana Soyfer, Lin Xu, Kevin G. Lynch, Samantha Zwiebel, Margaret Lowenst...
Background: Hospitals increasingly start methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Rapid methadone titration has been described in hospitals with addic...
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Do these 10 myths drive physician burnout in your organization? www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...
Do these 10 myths drive physician burnout in your organization?
Regulatory misunderstandings often lead to requirements that waste physicians’ time and interfere with care. The AMA’s setting the record straight.
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Among adults with multiorgan metastatic #ColorectalCancer, adding local debulking to chemotherapy did not improve survival and increased serious adverse events. ja.ma/3NEW35M
ASCENT ( Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Across the Lifespan) is a monumental achievement for our field and the future of patients living with serious illness. ascentpalliativecare.org #HAPC #palliativecare #hospice #HAPC26
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Research dissemination alone doesn’t change practice. Clinicians must elevate research and apply it. Partner with researchers to shape meaningful questions, open our clinics to research, and encourage patient participation. Progress requires true partnership. #HAPC26 #palliativecare #hospice
#hapc26 starts tomorrow! Download the app or visit the conference website to build your profile + schedule. Pick up your badge tonight or Wednesday after 9am to avoid peak lines. With 2,500+ attendees expected, early pickup = stress-free start. https://ow.ly/z4mu50Youys
#HAPC26 I am so happy to be at AAHPM assembly this year. I can’t wait to be blowed away by State of Science!!!!
Managing Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma www.medpagetoday.com/medical-jour...
Managing Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma
Palliative care that recognizes patient goals and values is essential, starting at diagnosis
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Grateful for all the incredible caring brilliant folks teaching, advocating, and providing healthcare out there in 2025. Especially thankful for my #HaPC and #meded communities! Happy 2026!
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A Lay Health Worker–Led Symptom Intervention and Acute Care Use in Older Adults With Cancer url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A Lay Health Worker–Led Symptom Intervention and Acute Care Use in Older Adults With Cancer
This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of a lay health worker–led symptom assessment intervention on acute care use among older adults with cancer.
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Anna Chodos, MD, MPH (@annachodos.bsky.social), presents “Medication Review for Cognition (Anticholinergic Burden),” highlighting the importance of systematic medication review to support and optimize brain health. View the video: bit.ly/3N7uHEB #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf
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Happy New Year! 🎊AAHPM wishes you joy, health, and hope in 2026. We’re grateful for the hospice and palliative care community that makes a difference every single day.
AAHPM mourns the loss of Balfour Mount, MD—widely recognized as the father of palliative care in North America. His vision and compassion transformed care for patients and families facing serious illness. We honor his legacy.
Registration is open! Join AAHPM + HMDCB on Nov 6 for the 2nd annual Hospice Super Forum—a live, case-based virtual event for hospice providers. Topics: methadone therapy, relatedness of diagnoses, GIP care. 🍕 Register by Oct 27 & enjoy pizza delivered! learn.aahpm.org/content/hosp...
Planning ahead just got easier! Check out AAHPM’s new website calendar feature — now you can see what’s happening each week and what’s coming up in the months ahead. aahpm.org/calendar/
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Call for Reviewers! AAHPM + HPNA invite you to lend your expertise for the 2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care. ✔ Scientific Research reviewers ✔ Early Career & Professionals in Training reviewers Help shape a high-quality, evidence-informed program. aahpm.org/education-ev...
📣Hospice Super Forum @aahpm.bsky.social @hmdcert.bsky.social Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, BCPS Balakrishnan Natarajan, MD, HMDC and Ruth Thomson, DO, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, FACOI leading sessions on ➡️Methadone Therapy, Relatedness to Prognosis, and GIP Care November 6, 2025 12-4 PM CT
Shana Tova! Wishing everyone a sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah! May this new year bring you happiness, health, and peace!
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Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2026 Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care! 📌 Scientific Research Call 📌 Early Career Professionals Call Don’t miss your chance to share your work & advance the field. Learn more about the calls: ow.ly/ieKU50X2gGq
How Will Trump’s Big Bill Affect Your Wallet? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... one consequence of the bill the is the negative effect it will have on upward mobility for students pursuing professional degrees who lack family support or other means to supplement the financial cost of their education.
See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances
The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.
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Should #PalliativeCare be in the business of caring for #CancerSurvivors? It’s more complicated than it seems. We talk with Laura Petrillo and Laura Shoemaker about this topic. #medsky #cancersurvivor 👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp363 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
Today, we honour 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 — a time to recognize and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. 🌿 #NIPD2025 #NIHM2025 #IndigenousHistoryMonth #PCSBV #TruthAndReconciliation #PalliativeCareMatters #IndigenousVoices
On what would have been #DameCicelySaunders birthday, we highlight the incredible work she did as a pioneer of the hospice movement that we recognise today. She founded the first modern hospice and was pivotal in establishing the discipline and culture of palliative care. 💙 #hospice #palliative
